Ubuntu – change mysql root password
This is a bit gnarly. If you have a better method of updating the password without triggering a warning about PASSWORD being deprecated, I’m all ears. # Stop MySQL sudo service mysql stop # Make MySQL service directory. sudo mkdir /var/run/mysqld # Give MySQL user permission to write to the service directory. sudo chown mysql: /var/run/mysqld # Start MySQL manually, without permission checks or networking. sudo mysqld_safe –skip-grant-tables –skip-networking & # Log in without a password. mysql -uroot mysql Update the password for the root user. UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD(‘YOURNEWPASSWORD’), plugin=’mysql_native_password’ WHERE User=’root’ AND Host=’%’; EXIT; # Turn off MySQL. sudo mysqladmin -S /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock shutdownRead More →